Section Head, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
Dr. Jason R. Fangusaro, MD
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Jason Fangusaro practices Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. He attended Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He received 2 awards: "Regional Top Doctor" and "Super Doctor". Jason Fangusaro is a published doctor and has 45 publications published. The lastest was: 'Consensus on the management of intracranial germ-cell tumours.'
Publications
- Efficacy of bevacizumab plus irinotecan in children with recurrent low-grade gliomas--a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study.
- Consensus on the management of intracranial germ-Cell tumours.
- Molecular subgroups of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumours in children: an integrated genomic and clinicopathological analysis.
- Involvement of the neural stem cell compartment by pediatric and adult Gliomas: a retrospective review of 377 cases.
- Proton therapy and helical tomotherapy result in reduced dose deposition to the pancreas in the setting of cranio-spinal irradiation for Medulloblastoma: Implications ...
- CNS-PNETs with C19MC amplification and/or LIN28 expression comprise a distinct histogenetic diagnostic and therapeutic entity.
- Successful treatment of metastatic betaHCG-secreting germ cell Tumor occurring 3 years after total resection of a pineal mature teratoma.
- Genomic analysis of diffuse intrinsic pontine Gliomas identifies three molecular subgroups and recurrent activating ACVR1 mutations.
- Bevacizumab (BVZ)-associated toxicities in children with recurrent central nervous system tumors treated with BVZ and irinotecan (CPT-11): A Pediatric Brain Tumor Cons...
- The deubiquitylase USP37 links REST to the control of p27 stability and Cell proliferation.
- Unclear standard of care for Pediatric high grade glioma patients.
- Response to bevacizumab, irinotecan, and temozolomide in children with relapsed Medulloblastoma: a multi-institutional experience.
- Bevacizumab-associated osteonecrosis of the wrist and knee in three Pediatric patients with recurrent CNS tumors.
- Lack of efficacy of bevacizumab + irinotecan in cases of pediatric recurrent ependymoma--a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study.
- Variable response to propranolol treatment of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, tufted angioma, and Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon.
- Pediatric high grade glioma: a review and update on tumor clinical characteristics and biology.
- REST Is a Novel Prognostic Factor and Therapeutic Target for Medulloblastoma.
- Markers of survival and metastatic potential in childhood CNS primitive neuro-ectodermal Brain tumours: an integrative genomic analysis.
- Growth hormone excess in children with neurofibromatosis type 1-associated and sporadic optic pathway Tumors.
- Endocrine late effects: manifestations and treatments.
- Brainstem primitive neuroectodermal tumors (bstPNET): results of treatment with intensive induction chemotherapy followed by consolidative chemotherapy with autologous...
- Dissecting the role of endothelial SURVIVIN DeltaEx3 in angiogenesis.
- Survivin: an inhibitor of apoptosis in pediatric Cancer.
- Pediatric high-grade Gliomas and diffuse intrinsic pontine Gliomas.
- A 17-year-old boy with fever, sore throat, and headache.
- Aggressive variant of a papillary glioneuronal Tumor. Report of 2 cases.
- Pediatric central Nervous system germ cell tumors: a review.
- Pediatric Brain metastasis from extraneural malignancies: a review.
- Intensive chemotherapy followed by consolidative myeloablative chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic Cell rescue (AuHCR) in young children with newly diagnosed su...
- Essential role for survivin in early Brain development.
- Survivin splice variants regulate the balance between proliferation and Cell death.
- Survivin, Survivin-2B, and Survivin-deItaEx3 expression in Medulloblastoma: biologic markers of tumour morphology and clinical outcome.
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: report of two Pediatric cases.
- Recurrent pure CNS germinoma with markedly elevated serum and cerebroSpinal fluid human chorionic gonadotropin-beta (HCG?).
- A 17-year-old girl with a neck mass.
- Non-cerebellar primitive neuroectodermal Tumors (PNET): summary of the Milan consensus and state of the art workshop on marrow ablative chemotherapy with hematopoietic...
- Glioblastoma multiforme in a patient with chronic granulomatous Disease treated with subtotal resection, radiation, and thalidomide: case report of a long-term survivor.
- Introduction to a special issue on Pediatric neuro-oncology.
- Long-term survival in a Pediatric patient with supratentorial primitive neuro-ectodermal tumor and extraneural metastasis at diagnosis.
- Incidental resolution of a radiation-induced cavernous hemangioma of the Brain following the use of bevacizumab in a child with recurrent medulloblastoma.
- Phase I trial of lenalidomide in pediatric patients with recurrent, refractory, or progressive primary CNS tumors: Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study PBTC-018.
- Bevacizumab and irinotecan in the treatment of children with recurrent/refractory Medulloblastoma.
- Evaluating the incidence and utility of microscopic metastatic dissemination as diagnosed by lumbar cerebro-Spinal fluid (CSF) samples in children with newly diagnosed...
- Acute transient encephalopathy following paclitaxel treatment in an adolescent with a recurrent suprasellar germinoma.
Schools
Loyola Univ Of Chicago Stritch Sch Of Med
Lutheran General Hospital
Children39s Hospital Los Angeles
Nationwide Children39s Hospital Columbus Oh
Procedures Preformed
- Lumbar Puncture
Conditions Treated
- Acute Leukemia
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Anemia
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
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Doctors Specialties
- Pediatric Hematology
- Oncology
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access
- Platinum PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- HealthLink PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Medicaid
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Sagamore Plus
- Choice Plus POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
- WellCare PPO
- WellPoint
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Super Doctor
Education
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Children's Hospital of Los Angeles -
Nationwide Children's Hospital -
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital -
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Hospital
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital -
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children? -
Northwestern Memorial Hospital -
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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